Book-holder.



R. H. FANT.

BOOK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DECJ. 1916.

Patented Sept. 10,1918.

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RUSSELL H. FANT, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

BOOK-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1c, 1918.

Application filed December 7, 1916. Serial No. 135,573.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUSSELL H. FANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Book-Holders of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to book holders and its primary object resides inproviding a holder adapted to support two open books side by side, andintermediately above the same a pamphlet, card, sheet or book of smallerdimensions.

My invention is particularly designed for use in studying ChristianScience the thorough comprehension of which demands the simultaneous useof two books, the Bible and Science and Health, and constant referenceto a pamphlet, card or sheet upon which the course of study is setforth.-

Another object of my invention is to provide a book-holder of thecharacter described, which is provided with recesses to receive the endsof book markers used to mark places in the books for ready reference,and projecting beyond the ends of the same.

A still further object of my invention resides in providing abook-holder which is adjustable to different angles, which may be usedfor carrying the books from place to place, and which is collapsible tofacilitate packing and to permit of its being stored in compact form. I

lVith the above objects in View, my improved book-holdcr consists of thecombination of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in thevarious views of which like parts are similarly designated and in whichFigure 1 is a face view of my improved book holder showing the manner inwhich it is used.

Fig. 2 a face view of the book holder without the books and pamphletshown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 3, a sectional end view of the book holder as shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 a fragmentary perspective view of the book rest at the foot ofthe holder.

Referring to the drawings, the reference character 2 designates a flatboard which constitutes the back of the holder and which at its loweredge connects with a relatively rectangularly disposed slat 3 whichprovides a rest for the support of books Placed against the back.

A U-shaped brace 4 is hinged in clevises 5 on the rear side of the backto support the same in a slanting position and a chain 6 connecting thebrace with the back serves to limit the movement of the one withrelation to the other.

A clevis 7 secured on the rear side of the back adjacent its upper edgeand substantially midway between its ends, cooperates with a headed pin8 placed at a distance be low the same to secure a combined clamp andsupport for the reference card or pamphlet used in connection with thebooks placed upon the rest.

The combined clamp and support consists of a plate 9 of resilientmaterial the lower portion 10 of which is curved up and inwardly toprovide a support for a pamphlet placed against the plate and a clampfor securing the same against accidental displacement.

The plate is rigidlv secured upon a stem 12 which projects beyond itslower edge for insertion into the clevis 7 and which at its lower endhas a notch to admit the headed pin which cooperates with the clevis tosecurely fiX the pamphlet holder with relation to the back of the bodymember of the device.

In the use of my invention the back of the book-holder is placed in aslanting position upon a table or other surface and is firmly supportedby the pivoted brace as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The books 13 are placed against the back and upon the rest 3 in an openposition as shown in Fig. 1, and the reference card or pamphlet 14 isinserted in the clamp of the plate 9 which by means of its stem issecured above and intermediary of the two open books.

The three articles are thus positioned for ready reference by a studentseated before the holder, it being understood that the back may betilted to any angle within the limits of the chain as may best suit thevision of the reader.

The rest 3 is provided with apertures 15 to admit the protruding ends ofbook markers 16 which in the study of Christian Science are placedbetween the leaves of the books to mark a place or places for readyreference.

When the book holder is not in use the pamphlet holder is detached fromthe back of the book support and thebrace is folded against the back. Inthis condition the device may be placed in a drawer or other receptacleof limited dimensions or it may be used for carrying the books fromplace to place.

Having thus described my book holder in the best form at present knownto me I desire it understood that variations in the form and arrangementof its parts may be resorted to within the scope of the following claim:

A book holder of the character described comprising a back, a book-restat the lower edge thereof, a brace having a limited pivotal movement onsaid back to support it in a slanting position, a clevis adjacent theupper edge of the back, a pin projecting from the back beneath saidclevis, and a RUSSELL H. FANT. Witnesses G. J. ROLLANDET, L. RHOADES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

, Washington, D. 0. 1

